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On another trip Place not stated Related account #25764

Vocalization

On a different trip with four companions, the witness heard a strange high-pitched laughing sound that dropped into a low sobbing sound and stopped after a shot was fired.

Vocalization
BFRO YEAR: 1979-80 Douglas County, Oregon Class B #2274

Late night up-close encounter in the Umpqua Nat'l Forest near Toketee Falls

The witness and a companion were sleeping on the ground at camp while deer hunting after forgetting tent poles. During the night the witness felt fingers touching his beard and smelled a strong odor. After he sat up and shouted, something large moved away through brush on two legs making loud leaf-crunching noise. No tracks were found with a flashlight, and the witness later concluded it was a Bigfoot.

OdorFootstepsMovement onlyAnimal behaviour
the following two nights Drain, Douglas County, Oregon Related account #22570

Whoop near Drain, Oregon

The whooping continued on subsequent nights for up to an hour at a time from the same mountainside spot.

Whoop
BFRO YEAR: 1980-1 Sutherlin, Douglas County, Oregon Class A #3295

Afternoon sighting in hills between Oakland and Sutherlin

The witness and a friend were hiking on logging roads when they paused for a restroom break and the witness walked a short way back down the road. The witness saw a big, hairy, dark figure coming down a steep embankment upright with heavy thumping steps and crashing brush. After the witness screamed the figure stopped and looked toward them, and both hikers ran away shouting about a bear.

Partial sightingFootsteps
late at night on several occasions Lookingglass/Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon Related account #22996

Howl near Lookingglass/Roseburg, Oregon

On several later occasions the same witness heard strange howling vocalizations late at night near the family property but could not confirm the source.

Howl
the summer before I heard these sounds Place not stated Related account #3387

Tracks

The previous summer the witness group found a large three-toed footprint along the creek that a relative could not identify.

Tracks
Two nights later Place not stated Related account #3387

Howl

Two nights later the witness, alone on a dirt road near a bridge, heard the low-to-high howl again, closer on repeat.

Howl
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #9534

Tracks

The witness had previously found footprints in Coos County that helped motivate the camping trip.

Tracks
On Saturday about 5:45 AM Place not stated Related account #9248

Scream

The previous morning the witness and companion heard a loud scream that began high-pitched and turned into a growl echoing through the canyon.

ScreamGrowl
after the incident Florence, Douglas County, Oregon Related account #76973

Property disturbance near Florence, Oregon

After the main incident the witnesses put apples on the deck under trail cameras, later finding the cameras moved and the apples gone with nothing captured.

Property disturbance
September of 2002 Place not stated Related account #7785

Whoop

While solo backpacking and half-asleep in tent at night, witness heard a very loud low-to-high whoop from across the lake.

Whoop
in 1970 or 71 Place not stated Related account #7785

Unidentified sound

Witness bowhunting alone felt watched, heard twig snap and loud branch break in dense thicket, then heard movement following for about an hour without seeing source.

Unidentified soundMovement only
on some occasions Place not stated Related account #667

Hair

The witness has found reddish-brown hair on some occasions but did not save it.

Hair
at widely spaced intervals, nights Place not stated Related account #667

Odor

On widely spaced nights something is outside, the dog hides, a strong stench fills the house until morning, and outbuildings are sometimes disturbed with canned goods missing.

OdorProperty disturbanceAnimal behaviour
at least a couple times a year Place not stated Related account #667

Vocalization

The witness hears very unusual loud vocalizations in the distance a couple times a year.

Vocalization
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #667

Sasquatch sighting

The witness reports two other sightings while ranching/herding cattle in timber.

Partial sighting
when I was young Place not stated Related account #667

Sasquatch sighting

The witness reports having other distant sightings in the Oregon woods when young.

Partial sighting
Earlier that year Tumalo, Deschutes County, Oregon Related account #63779

Animal behaviour near Tumalo, Oregon

While riding with a dog earlier, the dog fell behind the horse and the horse refused to go forward near the area.

Animal behaviour
Date unknown Tumalo, Deschutes County, Oregon Related account #63779

Footsteps near Tumalo, Oregon

The witness was alone cutting poles when faint crackling from the south ridge grew louder and closer, prompting departure.

Footsteps
BFRO YEAR: 94 or 95 South Of Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon Class B #412

Cousins followed for a quarter mile

The witness and a relative drove into a forested area near lava flows and walked a short distance down a trail to watch the sunset. They heard grunting and other sounds and noticed bushes moving as something appeared to follow them for about a quarter mile. Back at the car, something very close screamed and shook the bushes violently, frightening them into quickly driving away.

GrowlScreamMovement onlyAnimal behaviourPossible misidentification